CATALOGUE OF GHANA STANDARDS 2019

1 CATALOGUE OF GHANA STANDARDS 2019 CATALOGUE OF GHANA STANDARDS PUBLISHED BY THE GHANA STANDARDS AUTHORITY Adjacent the Gulf House,Okponglo. MB 245, ACCRA GHANA TEL: (+233) O302 500065 6 FAX (+233) 0302 500231 E MAIL: / / Copyright GHANA STANDARDS Authority 2019 2019 GSA CATALOGUE CONTENTS PAGE Introduction i Aims and Functions of the Authority i Authority s Services/Activities i Vision and Mission of the Authority i The GSA STANDARDS CATALOGUE i How to use the CATALOGUE ii Price code for GHANA STANDARDS iii Sale of STANDARDS iii Abbreviations used iv International Classification of STANDARDS (ICS)

2 Subject structure v Numerical list of STANDARDS 1 Withdrawn STANDARDS Annex A INTRODUCTION OUR VISION AND MISSION Our Vision is to become a customer-focused world-class STANDARDS Organization Our Mission is to contribute towards the growth of industry, protect consumers and facilitate trade through Standardization, metrology and conformity Assessment. The GSA therefore develops STANDARDS to promote quality in trade and industry and provides calibration services to ensure that measuring devices offer accurate and reliable measurements in trade, industry, commerce, science and technology. The GSA also conducts Conformity Assessment on products/ systems to ascertain compliance to the requirements of the relevant STANDARDS which provides the confidence that quality requirements are fulfilled.

3 AIMS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUTHORITY To establish and promulgate STANDARDS to ensure high quality products. To promote standardization in industry and commerce and the health and safety of the citizenry. To promote industrial efficiency and development. To promote standard in public and industrial welfare, health and safety. To promote fair -trading practices through the development of a proficient national measurement scheme. AUTHORITY S SERVICES/ ACTIVITIES The GSA offers a wide variety of services and activities categorized as follows: Sale of STANDARDS (National and International) STANDARDS Development and Adoption Calibration, verification and inspection of weighing and measuring devices.

4 Inspection of Products Product Certification System Certification Laboratory Testing THE GSA STANDARDS CATALOGUE The GSA STANDARDS CATALOGUE is a register of National STANDARDS found in the GSA Library and on the GSA website which have been listed systematically. GSA publishes the main STANDARDS CATALOGUE once a year and publishes supplementary copies to the main CATALOGUE periodically. The CATALOGUE provides you with a list of Current STANDARDS , STANDARDS under Review and Withdrawn STANDARDS i The GHANA STANDARDS Authority (GSA) is the National Statutory body responsibile for the National Quality Infrastructure embracing Standardization, Metrology, and Conformity Assessment. ii HOW TO USE THE CATALOGUE Numerical list of STANDARDS The main section of this CATALOGUE is arranged in numerical order with an alphabetical subject index.

5 The aim of this approach is to facilitate easy retrieval of information. Sample entry (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) GS ISO 8167: 2006 (2016) Projections for Resistance Welding 3 Pages Group. 1 This standard specifies the characteristics and dimensions of projections for resistance welding. It includes the appropriate design and dimensions for tools. (F) (G) (I) (H) A Standard Number B Year of Publication C Reaffirmed Date (indicating the continuing currency of the standard) D An identical standard The publication is identical in every detail with a corresponding international standard. E ICS Number - International Classification of STANDARDS F Standard Title G Price Code H Number of Pages I Scope STANDARDS Arranged According to Subject (ICS) The list of STANDARDS arranged according to ICS, contains the following bibliographic information: ICS Number Standard Number Page number referred to in Numerical list of STANDARDS Subject Structure The subject s t r u c t u r e of the CATALOGUE presented on page vi is based on the International Classification for STANDARDS (ICS).

6 This structure is a hierarchical classification which consists of three levels. Level 1 covers broad fields of activity in standardization. Each field (printed in bold upper-case character) contains a two-digit notation, 67 FOOD TECHNOLOGY The fields are subdivided into groups (level 2: printed in bold lower-case characters). The notation for a group consists of the field notation and the three-digit group number, separated by a point, : Milk and milk products A number of groups are further divided into subgroups (level 3: printed in lower-case characters). The notation of a subgroup consists of the group notation and a two-digit number, separated by a point.

7 Butter PRICE CODE FOR GHANA STANDARDS Code Pages Current price (GH ) Gr 1 Gr 2 Gr 3 Gr 4 Gr 5 Gr 6 Gr 7 Gr 8 Gr 9 Gr 10 Gr 11 Gr 12 Gr 13 Management Systems STANDARDS 1 10 11 20 21 30 31 40 41 50 51 80 81 100 101 - 200 201 - 400 401 - 600 601 800 801 - 1000 1001 - above 0 SALE OF STANDARDS Local and International STANDARDS are sold to interested manufacturers, exporters and importers to enable their Products and Services Conform to the relevant Specification for favorable competition on the local and international markets. Local and International STANDARDS can be obtained at the GHANA STANDARDS Authority s Documentation and Information Center.

8 GS IEC STANDARDS listed in the CATALOGUE would be ordered for clients on request. GHANA STANDARDS Authority also offers E-Sale of GHANA STANDARDS where clients can request for STANDARDS and make payment into GSA S bank account via bank transfer and receive watermarked PDF versions of the STANDARDS requested. Also available on our website ( ) is the GSA ISO webstore ( ) where ISO STANDARDS can be purchased online with payment options of either bank transfer or credit card. iii For more information contact our Information Center at the following address: GHANA STANDARDS Authority MB245 / Website: The GHANA STANDARDS Authority is located at Okponglo, off the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange Abbreviations Used GS GHANA Standard GS CODEX STAN Adopted Codex STANDARDS GS CAC/GL Adopted Codex Guideline GS CAC/RCP Adopted Codex Recommended Code of Practice GS A/D/E/F Adopted American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) STANDARDS GS ACI Adopted American Concrete Institute STANDARDS GS ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers STANDARDS GS EN Adopted European Regional STANDARDS GS IEC Adopted International Electro technical Commission (IEC)

9 STANDARDS GS IM Inspection Manual GS ISO Adopted International Organization for Standardization (ISO) STANDARDS GS ITU Adopted International Telecommunications Union (ITU) STANDARDS GS OIML Adopted International Organization of Legal Metrology(OIML) STANDARDS ICS International Classification of STANDARDS PAS Publicly Available Specification TS Technical Specification TR Technical Report ivE-mail: / Accra - GHANA Tel: 233-0302-500065-6 / 506991-4 Fax: 233-0302-500092 / 500231 International Classification for STANDARDS (ICS)01 GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION03 SERVICES.

10 COMPANY ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY. SOCIOLOGY. ADMINISTRATION. TRANSPORT07 MATHEMATICS. NATURAL SCIENCES11 HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY13 ENVIRONMENT. HEALTH PROTECTION. SAFETY17 METROLOGY AND MEASUREMENT. PHYSICAL PHENOMENA19 TESTING21 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR GENERAL USE23 FLUID SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR GENERAL USE25 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING27 ENERGY AND HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEERING29 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING31 ELECTRONICS33 TELECOMMUNICATIONS. AUDIO AND VIDEO ENGINEERING35 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. OFFICE MACHINES37 IMAGE TECHNOLOGY39 PRECISION MECHANICS. JEWELLERY43 ROAD VEHICLE . ENGINEERING45 RAILWAY ENGINEERING47 SHIPBUILDING AND MARINE STRUCTURESENGINEERING53 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT55 PACKAGING AND DISTRIBUTION OF GOODS59 TEXTILE AND LEATHER TECHNOLOGY61 CLOTHING INDUSTRY65 AGRICULTURE67 FOOD TECHNOLOGY71 CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY73 MINING AND MINERALS75 PETROLEUM AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES77 METALLURGY79 WOOD TECHNOLOGY81 GLASS AND CERAMICS INDUSTRIES83 RUBBER AND PLASTICS INDUSTRIES85 PAPER TECHNOLOGY87 PAINT AND COLOUR INDUSTRIES91 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND BUILDING93 CIVIL ENGINEERING95 MILITARY ENGINEERING97 DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT.